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Genus Proctacanthella

Robber Fly - Proctacanthella Robber Fly - Proctacanthella Asilidae - Proctacanthella Proctacanthella? - Proctacanthella - female Asilid - Proctacanthella willistoni - male Asilid - Proctacanthella willistoni - female Robber flies - Proctacanthella Asilidae - Proctacanthella - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon (Orthorrhapha)
Superfamily Asiloidea
Family Asilidae (Robber Flies)
Subfamily Asilinae
Genus Proctacanthella
Explanation of Names
Proctacanthella Bromley 1934
Numbers
6 spp. in our area, 7 total(1)
Identification
Range
Canada to Mexico + 1 sp. in Dominican Rep.; in our area, P. cacopiloga widespread (NJ to AB & TX) + 5 spp. in the west(1)